Personalreferent

HR officer, human resources specialist

noun per-zo-NAAL-re-fe-rent Rare

Usage Note

Personalreferent handles operational HR tasks such as recruitment, onboarding, and personnel administration for a defined group of employees. The female form is Personalreferentin.

Examples

"Der Personalreferent führte das Einstellungsgespräch durch."

Natural Translation

The HR officer conducted the job interview.

Literal Translation

The HR-officer carried-out the hiring-conversation.

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